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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Each night we pass through a repeating cycle of five sleep stages.
Chapter 3: REM sleep’s distinctive features are triggered by physiological changes that occur inside the human brain.
Chapter 4: Our capacity to rehearse skills, and to know when we’re dreaming, has made our dreams a valuable tool.
Chapter 5: Sleeping and dreaming are times when we continue learning and resolving our life’s daily problems.
Chapter 6: Dreams function as a kind of self-therapy, but depression can stop this process entirely.
Chapter 7: Dreams can enlighten and inspire, particularly when you succeed at lucid dreaming.
Description
The Mind at Night (2004) provides valuable insight into the mystery of the dream world. Find out exactly how busy our minds are while we slumber, and discover the many physiological, psychological and evolutionary advantages that dreaming gives us.
Who Should Listen
Anyone who’s ever kept a dream journal
Students of neuroscience or psychology
Readers curious about lucid dreaming
About the Authors
Andrea Rock is an investigative journalist who has won a number of awards, including the National Magazine Award and the Investigative Journalist and Editors Award.